skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
picking up trash; collecting garbage
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
that's the way it is; such is life
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
handful; small amount; small number
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
spine; backbone; spinal column
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
good humour (humor); good mood
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
centre of attention; center of attention
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by